I wouldnt do any exterior renovations at all unless they are required without question (mostly because the elevator is coming up). The total cost for our building's elevators is $159,000.00 and it is being installed as I type! Our building will not have a working elevator for about two months, so everyone is in great physical shape now.
. We met with each elevator consultant and took a took a tour of a couple buildings that our new brand of elevator was installed in.
If you are absolutely have to do the exterior.....hire an architect or someone skilled at coordinating the important stuff. We had a cluserfuck of a contractor that was incompetent and added a bunch of extra to the budget.....and did kind of a sloppy job. Also, make sure to get multiple quotes AND meet with each contractor. The extra time and work is required to get the best budget and cost. Also, the windows and doors may be considered at the same time. If you have patio doors, switch them out for a normal swing door and some windows.
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Originally Posted by simster3
Our building isn't stucco but it is peach coloured aluminium siding and red brick. Balconies are on the list for next year and if we rip up balconies, which are also covered in the siding, we might as well do the whole thing. I am really looking forward to getting rid of the siding and would like to get out of the brick but a lot of people have told me that is a bad idea. The building is four storeys and has 38 units. So exterior work is going to be a relatively large job.
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